beat out

verb

beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out

transitive verb

1

: to make or perform by or as if by beating

2

: to mark or accompany by beating

3

: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base

Examples of beat out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to the survey, America’s favorite romantic move is love letters—the highest-total topic nationwide, beating out roses, gifts, and even dinner reservation searches. —Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026

Andre Szmyt won the kicking competition last season in Cleveland after beating out veteran Dustin Hopkins. —D. Orlando Ledbetter, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 2026

Ian Tuason’s directorial debut is an example of the creativity that helps the indie horror space maintain its reputation as the ultimate incubator for exciting new voices — and proof that a clever concept executed well can often beat out movies with much bigger budgets. —Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026

Next time, though, McCarthy will have to beat out his competitor, not be handed the starting job. —Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for beat out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout